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"extreme drought across the Colorado River basin has forced US officials to cut the amount of water Arizona and Nevada will receive it next year climate change and over use have contributed to the 22 year drought affecting the region which includes historically low levels in important reservoirs lake Mead and the country's largest is currently less than a quarter full the Colorado River is the primary water supply for 40000000 people and $15000000000 worth of agriculture the move comes as a federal deadline for 7 western states to determine how to reduce overall use of water from the Colorado River by at least 15 percent came and went Tuesday the other states are California New Mexico Utah Wyoming and Colorado but they are not expected to see cuts because they have higher priority water rights Mexico though we'll see a reduction of 7 percent of its previous allotment"
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